It's Monday and that means it's back to business. If you're looking for inspiration, we got you covered. Every Monday, we invite some of our favorite artists
to share five links that inspire them. Tune in to find new music, poems, and more.

Today, we have YCA’s Marketing Manager, José Olivarez sharing his Top Five.

Welcome to The Plug, our weekly blog about competitions, events, workshops, etc. that you can partake in. Some of these competitions and events are
hosted by your next-door neighbors, and some are from friends across the country. Many of these opportunities while rooted in poetry, will also
allow you to explore different types of writing and art forms. If you explore any of these opportunities, share the experience on social media
and tag us (@youngchiauthors on Twitter & @youngchicagoauthorson Instagram).

Competitions/Publications:

Creating Iris (Publication)

“Iris is a new literary magazine that launched in January 2014. Iris features new fiction for teens (roughly, ages 14-17) with an LGBTQAI slant. Iris is
a safe place for young adults –...

It's Monday and that means it's back to business. If you're looking for inspiration, we got you covered. Every Monday, we invite some of our favorite
artists to share five links that inspire them. Tune in to find new music, poems, and more.

1) The Nib offers the most up-to-date and imaginative political cartoons and commentary, and the best
in non-fiction comics:

Tune into what’s going on through the dynamic and dazzling comics medium, a channel that keeps getting deeper and wider, breaking boundaries and crossing
borders, revolutionizing the way we see and understand ourselves and the world. Oh, and check out our recent piece...

It's Monday and that means it's back to business. If you're looking for inspiration, we got you covered. Every Monday, we invite some of our favorite
artists to share five links that inspire them. Tune in to find new music, poems, and more.

Check out Detroit icon Waajeed’s 2012 video series called Bling47 Breaks. This series asks close colleagues of J Dilla to discuss specific samples used
on popular records. One part hip-hop history, one part crate digging, and a whole...

Welcome to The Lesson. Every Wednesday we will be sharing a writing prompt to help you write. If you choose to write, please tag us on social media: @youngchiauthors
on Twitter & @youngchicagoauthors on Instagram. Today's writing prompt is pulled from The 92Y's A New Colossus series.

#ANewColossus

Read:

The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus
(Poem engraved on the Statue of Liberty)